“Persistent debates about what constitutes ‘fake news’ and distinctions between other types of false information are mostly distracting.” Plus: A guide to covering misinformation without burning your news org or your readers, and a discussion of filter bubbles as not-really-a-thing.
“She said…‘What you’re describing in the episode is what I’ve lived and what my family has experienced.’ She started sharing her experience. That completely changes the mood, the direction of the conversation.”
Plus: “Newsworthiness” and how politicians are fact-checked on Facebook, and the number of countries with political disinformation campaigns has more than doubled in the past two years.
Owen, Laura Hazard. "WhatsApp’s message forwarding limits do work (somewhat) to stop the spread of misinformation." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 27 Sep. 2019. Web. 22 Oct. 2019.
APA
Owen, L. (2019, Sep. 27). WhatsApp’s message forwarding limits do work (somewhat) to stop the spread of misinformation. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved October 22, 2019, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/09/whatsapps-message-forwarding-limits-do-work-somewhat-to-stop-the-spread-of-misinformation/
Chicago
Owen, Laura Hazard. "WhatsApp’s message forwarding limits do work (somewhat) to stop the spread of misinformation." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 27, 2019. Accessed October 22, 2019. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/09/whatsapps-message-forwarding-limits-do-work-somewhat-to-stop-the-spread-of-misinformation/.
Wikipedia
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